3 Milwaukee TV stations confirm staffers signed recall petitions

Two more local television stations Wednesday confirmed that their news employes signed petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker. The stations came forward in the wake of an admission on the WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) news Tuesday night that as many as six broadcast employees at WTMJ had signed the petition. »Read Full Blog Post

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Chanel 6 did the right thing. Channel 12 might be. Channel 4 is not and channel 58 didnt answer back so I'll just assume their reporters signed the petition. As far as trenni signing the petition shes a sports reporter and on the radio more of an opinion show. I don't know that her signing the petition matters

I have always had high opinion of Trenni now I know why. The reason I listen to WTMJis for there Sports programming, this is the one area they excel in! They have an excellent group with Greg, Trenni and the Falcon.

So under slways' warped logic all other reporters must ne against Barrett and Falk. Those reporters who signed simply exercised their right to free speech in a democracy. Doesn't mean they can't be objective in the job. Charlie Sykes certainly isn't and the far right wing nuts believe every word even though the lies go against their financial interests. Todays conservatives are simpletons that believe everything is black or whi

This is not about exercising their free speech - their company policy prohibits them from participating in posting political lawn signs, singing recalls, etc. They SHOULD have understood this when they were hired and accepted the job. If they did not like the policy/rules, work some place else. Regardless if anyone agrees with their signing or not, they have hurt their employer's branding/image. The station decided not to post the names, but what is to stop anyone from searching the database, discovering the names and publishing them?

Of course politics is not black and white. Frankly I think most politicians are full of it. Politicians on both sides are corrupted no doubt. You have to vote with those who you think most follow your beliefs and now that I know that these reporters who are suppose to be unbiased in there news reporting signed a recall petition. Something I don't agree with not only because of the reasons behind the petition, but also recalls should be limited to recalling only those that have committed criminal acts.

We have elections every 4 year, thats your time to vote someone else in if you don't agree with the current person in office.

cjcarmel has it right. It is in their contracts that they themselves signed prior to being hired! One employee is a photographer who rightfully so, is now banned from shooting anything relating to Walker. My favorite line ---However, many employees told us that they felt signing the recall petition was not a political act, but instead felt it was similar to casting a vote. (isn't casting a vote a political act ?)

No. Casting a vote is part of the democratic process and your duty as a citizen. Politics is a completing different animal, which involves individuals campaigning for office and, once in office, using the political process to affect legislation. Signing a recall petition is a private decision by an individual citizen and should have no bearing on their employment or prospects for future employment - these individuals are being discriminated against and, personally, I feel they should file suit.